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[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pierre Poilievre is borrowing John Rustad's forced treatment euphemism of locking people up without supports and away from their community.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Pretty much eh?

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Great gods! I expect this crap here in the US, but I thought you guys had more sense.

Seriously, I’m so sorry to hear that you have to deal with the crazies too.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago

The uninformed conservative public believes that curing addiction is simply a matter of forcing people not to take drugs until they are no longer addicted. They like the punitive aspect of it, because they see becoming addicted in the first place as a moral failing.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Conservatives the world over seem to share their worst ideas among themselves.

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago

Fascism can happen anywhere.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Okay. When are we going to get voluntary treatment for addiction and psychiatric issues?! I dunno if PP has tried being sick lately but there's no fucking help.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He's got money. He wouldn't have a problem getting help.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Money from being a politician. Dude's become a multi-millionaire from politics, not work.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 14 points 1 month ago

Smells of them Indigenous peoples facilities Canadian state and pedo churches maintained schools....

What can go wrong ?

[–] mearce@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

What about "freedom"?